Sentence Writing Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 8: Practice: sentences · Set 1 · 40 questions

Writing tip (Read it aloud): Decide what the question is checking — a missing part, a capital, a joining word, the order or the end mark. Use that lesson’s tip. Read your choice aloud: a correct sentence sounds complete.

1. 1.Which sentence describes the bag best? (a) Nisha carried a blue bag. (b) Nisha carried a big bag. (c) Nisha carried a big blue bag. (d) Nisha carried a bag.
2. 2.“The baby elephant.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) who or what (subject) (b) nothing is missing (c) what happens (predicate)
3. 3.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
   “Meera planted a seed she watered it daily.” (a) after “a” (b) after “it” (c) after “watered” (d) after “seed”
4. 4.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
   “Ananya has a new mango. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) She (b) Her (c) It (d) He
5. 5.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Vikram plays cricket in the park. (b) Plays Vikram cricket in the park. (c) Vikram plays in the park cricket. (d) Vikram cricket plays in the park.
6. 6.Which sentence describes the house best? (a) Pooja drew a tall red house. (b) Pooja drew a red house. (c) Pooja drew a tall house. (d) Pooja drew a house.
7. 7.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
   “my birthday is on the first thursday of october.” (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 3 (d) 4
8. 8.Which sentence describes the umbrella best? (a) Rohan opened a yellow umbrella. (b) Rohan opened an umbrella. (c) Rohan opened a big umbrella. (d) Rohan opened a big yellow umbrella.
9. 9.Which word joins these two sentences best?
   “The soup was hot. It was not tasty.” (a) because (b) but (c) so
10. 10.Which mark should end this sentence?
    “Ananya helps Grandma in the kitchen” (a) exclamation mark (!) (b) question mark (?) (c) full stop (.)
11. 11.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Blew the leaves away. (b) Two ducks. (c) The train left the station at nine. (d) Since it was late.
12. 12.Which sentence describes the shell best? (a) Aarav found a shell. (b) Aarav found a tiny white shell. (c) Aarav found a tiny shell. (d) Aarav found a white shell.
13. 13.Which of these is an exclamation? (a) What a big cake! (b) Please speak slowly. (c) Where is Riya playing cricket? (d) Priya reads a storybook at night.
14. 14.Which sentence describes the dog best? (a) Aisha saw a little brown dog. (b) Aisha saw a dog. (c) Aisha saw a little dog. (d) Aisha saw a brown dog.
15. 15.Which of these is a question? (a) Aisha waters the plants in the evening. (b) What a beautiful garden! (c) When is Imran leaving for Delhi? (d) Wash your hands before lunch.
16. 16.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) My aunt sent me a gift. (b) Cooked dal for dinner. (c) The baby elephant splashed in the river. (d) The ice cream seller rang his bell.
17. 17.Which is the best way to join “Meera was hungry.” and “She ate a banana.”? (a) Meera was hungry because she ate a banana. (b) Meera was hungry so she ate a banana. (c) Meera was hungry but she ate a banana.
18. 18.“The peacock.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) what happens (predicate) (b) who or what (subject) (c) nothing is missing
19. 19.Which of these is a statement? (a) Arjun drinks warm milk before bed. (b) Please help me carry this box. (c) Where is Arjun playing cricket? (d) What a colourful rangoli!
20. 20.Which sentence describes the balloon best? (a) Ishaan bought a big balloon. (b) Ishaan bought a balloon. (c) Ishaan bought a big red balloon. (d) Ishaan bought a red balloon.
21. 21.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “we met all our cousins on diwali.” (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 3 (d) 2
22. 22.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Meera feeds the cat every morning. (b) Meera the cat feeds every morning. (c) Feeds Meera the cat every morning. (d) Meera feeds every morning the cat.
23. 23.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Playing with my friends. (b) The school bus stopped at the gate. (c) Two ducks. (d) Splashed in the river.
24. 24.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Yash planted his sapling. Him watered it. (b) Yash planted Yash's sapling. Yash watered it. (c) Yash planted his sapling. He watered it.
25. 25.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “Grandma baked a cake it smelled lovely.” (a) after “it” (b) after “baked” (c) after “a” (d) after “cake”
26. 26.Which mark should end this sentence?
    “What a noisy market” (a) full stop (.) (b) exclamation mark (!) (c) question mark (?)
27. 27.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
    “It was very hot ___ we went for a swim.” (a) so (b) but (c) because
28. 28.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
    “Rahul has a new kite. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) He (b) It (c) Him (d) She
29. 29.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “We ran to the bus stop. We were late.” (a) but (b) because (c) so
30. 30.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “Playing with my friends.” (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
31. 31.Which sentence describes the dog best? (a) Kabir saw a big dog. (b) Kabir saw a big black dog. (c) Kabir saw a black dog. (d) Kabir saw a dog.
32. 32.Which sentence describes the umbrella best? (a) Joseph opened an umbrella. (b) Joseph opened a yellow umbrella. (c) Joseph opened a big yellow umbrella. (d) Joseph opened a big umbrella.
33. 33.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Tenzin packed his bag. Him carried it. (b) Tenzin packed his bag. He carried it. (c) Tenzin packed Tenzin's bag. Tenzin carried it.
34. 34.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “The train left the station at nine.” (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
35. 35.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “We reached the beach the sand was warm.” (a) after “reached” (b) after “was” (c) after “beach” (d) after “sand”
36. 36.Which sentence describes the kite best? (a) Omkar flew a green kite. (b) Omkar flew a kite. (c) Omkar flew a small green kite. (d) Omkar flew a small kite.
37. 37.Pooja wrote “a quiet room in a quiet house”. Which word means the same as “quiet” and can replace the second one? (a) square (b) noisy (c) silent
38. 38.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Brushes Riya the dog on Sundays. (b) Riya the dog brushes on Sundays. (c) Riya brushes on Sundays the dog. (d) Riya brushes the dog on Sundays.
39. 39.What kind of sentence is this?
    “Why is Nisha crying?” (a) exclamation (b) question (c) statement (d) command
40. 40.Which is the best way to join “The water was too cold.” and “We did not swim.”? (a) The water was too cold so we did not swim. (b) The water was too cold because we did not swim. (c) The water was too cold but we did not swim.

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